Glass-eorming apparatus



May L. D. SOUBIER GLASS FORMING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 15. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v INVENTOR '3 1 May 927 L. o. SOUBIER GLASS FORMING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 15. 1920 2 s et -s t 2 Patented May 13,1

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' r GLASS-FORMING APPARATUS;

npiilication filed November 15, 1920. seri l NOQ 424,198.

' "My, invention relates to means for formingv glass flows and "from WhlCh'lt is discharged through outlet openings 18 in the Jfloor of individual charges of glass from a molten supply and shapingsaid charges to produce finished articles of glassware. H

An object of the invention is to provide an ,improved form of feeder by which a plurality, of charges of glass areformed and delivered simultaneously to aplurality of molds or mold cavities. A further object of Qthe invention is to provide an improved form of I plural cavity mold and actuating s means therefor. A further feature of theinvention relatestofanovel arrangement ofthe mold bottom ,;and actuating means therefor; whereby a ,plurality ofbottles-'orother articles arranged radially with respect to the axis of the mold carriage, are tiltedtsuccess si vely to discharge the articles without inter ference with each other.

Figure 2 is adetail showing double cutter blades.

Other features and advantages will appear hereinafter. o j v. Y p a In the accompanying drawings; 3 t Figure l is apart sectional plan showing the gob feedingmechanism and the glass forming machine .therebeneath.

' q'Figure fijis a side elevation 'ofl the gob feeder. I a Figure 4 is .a part sectlonal elevation of the same looking inthe opposite direction from that of Figure 3.-

,Figure 5 is a plan of ,ries the feeder plungers. I

theyoke whichcar- Figure 6 isnafsectional elevation through one side of the forming machine. F'gure 7'is a part sectional elevation show ing one ofthe double molds and moldbot toms. Y

Figure 8 is looking in the opposite direction from that of'Figure 7. f p f Figure 9v is a fragmentary view showing the mold bottomsandtheir operating cams. Figure 10 is "a view similar to Figure 7, but -Wlth. the outer mold bottom tilted,

Figure ll'is-a similar view, but; with both moldbottomstilted.

Referring particularly to Figuresfl to 4 inclusive, the molten glass -is supplied from a melting tankwor container 16 havby vertically reciprocating plungers a view of the. mold bottoms ing aforehearth boot 117 into which the said boot. The fioivgofglassis controlled 19 Which extend downward through openings ;in the enclosing .Wall 7 20 of the boot. These plungers are carried in a yoke-22 and reciprocate together. The downward movement of the plungers assistsin expelling, the chargesof glass in formed masses of gobs.

The'upward movement of theplung'ers retards orfstops the flow. A pair of cutters .23 operate periodically in synchronism with the movements of the plungers to sever the PATENT v I LEONARD n. soUB'IER; or TOLEDO, OHIO, assrenonrornn ownns 130mmv COMPANY,

charges and permitthem to drop into the molds therebeneatlrf The' cutting mechanism herein' shown is not claimed in the pres- ,ent application Inmy co-pending applica- I tion Serial Number 638,463, I show. and] claim cutting mechanism adapted 'to simul- ,taneously severaf plurality of suspended charges of glass- A block 21 1 divides t-he .flowof glass throughthe boot and causes a uniform distribution and temperature of the glass surroundin g the plungers and issuingfromthe openings 18. a 1' 1 o 1 I The mechanism for reciprocating the yoke 22 and plungers comprises avertical drive shaft 24 (Fig.- 3)' vvhich is driven continu-.

ouslyfrom the glass forming machine or its I motor through suitable gearing i (not shown) and through gears 25 imparts acontinuous rotation to. a horizontal shaft '26 carrying a .cam 27. -The cam 27 operates a rock arm 28 on a rock shaft 29 carrying an arm-30 having a driving, connection 32:"to a rod 33'a'tdjustaloly connected to the yoke 22.v The yoke is guided its ertical movements by stationary guide rods 34 extending through bearingsleeves 35 in the ends ofthe' yoke.

The cutters23 are actuated by cams 36 (Fig;

1) on the mold carriage. f the carriage rotates, the cams successively engage a roll 37 on arock arm 38 fixed to'afrock shaft 39 journalled in a frame40 which forms a supportfor the boot 17. Arock aria l2 also fixed .tolthe rock shaft 39 carriesone of the cutters-23;. Thelother cutter is carried byxa' 'bell crank 43-spivoted at Hand connected throughjYa-li'nk 45 to the arm 42. It'will-be is seen that with this construction each cam 36 as it engages the roll 37 will operate the cutter blades, moving them quickly to the cutting position shown in Figure 1. As the cam passes the roll 37, the cutters are quickly withdrawn by a spring 46.

The glass blowing machine may be of the general type of construction disclosed and claimed in the patent to Joseph B. Graham, 1,405,204, January 31, 1922. Various features of construction which in themselves form no part of the present invention have been omitted from the disclosure in the present case. This machine (Fig. 6) comprises a central stationary column47 on which is mounted a carriage comprising a lower mold table 48 and anupper mold table 49 connected by vertical columns 50. The carriage is rotated continuously by a motor 52 which is connected through a train of gears 53, 54 and 55 to drive an annular gear 56 attached to the carriage. Mounted on the upper carriage is a ring of blank molds 57 spaced at equal intervals around the axis of the machine. Each mold 57 comprises horizontally separable sections, the meeting faces 58 of which are in a vertical plane radial to the axis of the machine when the mold is closed. The two mold sections are carried on a pair of arms pivoted to the mold table. A yoke 60 carried by a radially slidable frame 62 is connected through links 63 to the mold sections. The sliding frame 62 carries a cam 'roll 64 which runs in a sta tionary cam 65. The mold is opened and closed by the inward and outward radial movement of the frame 62, the cam 65 being shaped to effect these movements at the desired points in the rotation of the carriage. Each of the parison molds 57 comprises a plurality of radially arranged mold cavities 66.

Finishing molds 67 having mold cavities 68 corresponding to the parison mold cavities 66, are mounted on the lower mold table and are opened and closed by mechanism similar to that used in connection with the parison molds. Such mechanism comprises a stationary cam 69 on which runs a roll 70 carried by a radially sliding frame 72 having connections with the finishing molds for opening and closing them. Directly beneath each mold 57 and in register therewith is a neck mold 7 3 con'lprising horizontally separable sections, said neck mold being car ried by a transfer head 74 This head is rotata-ble about a horizontal axis 75 after the blank mold is opened, to swing the bare blank supported in the neck mold downward into the open blow mold 67, which then closes, permitting the parison to be blown to its finished form. The head 74 is rotated by a rack and pinion, the rack 76 being carriedby a frame '77 having a cam roll 7 8 running on a stationary can"; 79 whereby the rack is reciprocated. The neck mold is opened and closed by a suitable cam (not shown) with which engages a. cam roll 80 having an operating connection with the neck mold.

The bottom plates for the finishing molds and the mechanism by which said plates are separately tilted and controlled will now be described. Associated with each finishing mold 67 are the two bottom plates 82 and 83 which form mold bottoms or closures for the lower ends of the outer and inner mold cavities respectively. The inner bottom plate 83 is carried on a supporting block or frame 85 mounted to tilt about a pivot 81. The tilting movements of the bottom 83 are controlled by stationary cams 84 and 94, on which runs a roll a on the support 85. The outer bottom plate 82 carries a pivot pin 86 by which it is mounted to tilt in a yoke 87 forming an extension of the frame 85. A stop 88 limits the tilting movement of the bottom 82. The tilting of the bottom 82 is controlled by the cams 84, 94, and for this purpose a crank arm 89 fixed to the pivot pin 86, is connected through a link-9O to an arm 92 carrying a roll I) which runs on the cams 84, 94. The arm 92 is journalled on the pivot pin 81. hen the mold 67 is in its closed position the bottoms 82 and 83 therefor are held in operative position by the mold sections independently of the cams 84, 94.

Referring to Figure 9, as the finishing mold advances from right to left or in a clockwise direction, the cam rolls a and b engage the cam 84 and hold the mold bottoms up while the mold opens. The bottles 95 and 96 are now supported on the bottom plates alone. As the carriage advances, the roll 5 first runs off the cam 84, permitting the outer bottom 82 to tiit to the Figure 10 position, whereby the bottle is tilted by gravity and discharged from the machine. The cam roll a next runs OK the cam, permitting the inner bottom 83 to tilt, as shown in Figure 11, and thereby discharge the inher bottle 96. At the same time the outer bottom plate 82 is swung downward still fart-her to a. position in which it will not interfere with the discharge of the bottle 96.

After the two bottles have been discharged, the cam rolls 7) and a are brought successively into engagement with the cam 94 which thereby returns the mold bot-toms to horizontal position, permitting the finish ing mold to again close and support said bottoms until they are again brought to dis charging position. The parts are so arranged that the parisons are swung down into the open finishing molds while the latter are opposite the cam 94.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

,WhatI claimis'; c I I 1. In aglass forming machine, the combination'of a rotary mold carriage, upper and lower molds thereon, both having mold cavitiesarranged radially at different distances from the axis of the carriage, meansvfor 7 opening andclosing the molds, and means for slmultaneously swmglng thebare parisons in; a plane radial to the. mold carriage from the upper to"the; lower molds during the rotation of the mold'carriage. I

'2, The combination of a rotating, mold carriage, a p ari s'on mold thereon having a plurality of mold'cavities open at their upper endsto receive charges of lass, at finislr ing mold beneath'and in reglster with the parison mold and having a corresponding 1 I number of mold cavities, a transfer head, a

neck mold carried thereby in register with the parison mold, means to open the parison ing mold beneath and in register with the parison mold and having a corresponding number of mold cavities, a transfer head, a

neck mold carried thereby in register with the parison mold, means to open the parison mold andlea-ve the bare parisonssup-ported in the neck mold, and means operating dur ing the, rotation of the carriage to rotate said head and swing the parisons downward in a plane radial to the mold carriage, into position to be enclosed by the finishing mold, the mold cavities in said molds being radially disposed at different distances from the axis of the mold'carriage. v a

4. In a glass forming machine, the combination with a rotary mold carriage, of mold bottoms arranged radially at different dis- "tances from the axis of the carriage,-and

- automatic means for separately tilting said mold bottoms 1n successlon.

5." In a glass forming machine, the combination with a rotary mold carriage, of mold bottoms arranged radially at different distances from the axis of the carriage, and "tLllilOIIliLillC means co-operatmg wlth said f mold bottoms and governed by the position of the carriage for successively discharging 7 articles supported on said bottoms.

6. In a glass forming mach ne,thecombi nation with a rotary mold carriage,"of mold bottoms arranged radially at, difierent distances from the axis of the carriage, and

. automatic means governed by the movement of the carriage for successively. actuating said mold bottoms 1n the order of then radial positions, commencing with the outer-c most bot-tom, .for' successively discharging articles supported in said bottoms. i

7 The combination of a rotatable. mold carriage, mold bottoms supported thereon and arrangedradially at different distances from the axis of the carriage, andautomatic meansfortilting the outermost bottom to a discharging position andflth'en tilting the next moldbottom to discharging position, and further tilting the first mold bottom to position to prevent interference with the discharge of an article from the second mold bottom. c P w 8. In a glass forming machine, the combination' with a mold carriage rotatable about a vertical axis, radially arranged mold c bottoms at diflerent distances from said axis, said bottoms mounted for separate tilting movement, and cams for controlling c said tilting'movements. r I c 9. The combination with a mold carriage rotatable about a vertical axis, of mold bottoms tiltably mounted thereon and arranged 'at difierent distances from said axis and in the sameradial plane, a stationary cam, and means connected with said mold bottoms to run on said cam and arranged to cause the successive tilting of the mold bottoms as the carriage advances. i

10. The combination with a rotary mold carriage, of inner and outer mold bottoms, theinner mold bottom having a pivotal connection with the carriage, permit-ting it to tilt, the outer mold bottom having apivotal connection with the inner mold bottom, per

mitting the outer bottom to tilt relatively to i r the inner one, a cam, and separate connecarranged to first permit the outer mold bottom'to tilt as the carriage advances and then to permit the inner mold bottom .to tilt and thereby carry the outer mold bottom downward to a lower position. I I i 11. In a glass forming machine, the com binationwith means for simultaneously de-I livering a multiple of gobs of molten glass from a molten mass, of a support traveling :lIl a closed path, a series of groups of molds tionsbetween said cam and the mold .bot-

toms for holding them up, saidfconnections thereon, each group comprising a multiple of blank molds adapted to receive the gobs of glass and form them into blanks, a complementary multiple of finishing molds, and means .for transferring the blanks from I the blank molds to the finishing molds and blowing the blanks to finished form therein. 1-2; In a glass forming machine, the comfbination vwith a rotary mold carriage, a

series of groups. of finishing molds on the carriage, themolds of each group being radially arranged, and automatic means for discharging in succession the individual articles from the molds of each group; I

" 13. In a glass teasing m c i the com: m i

hination with a rotary mold carriage, series of groups of finishing molds on the carriage, the molds of each group being radially arranged, and automatic means for discharging radially in succession the individual articles from the molds of each group.

14. In a glass forming machine, the C0111- bination of a rotary mold carriage, of a 10 series of groups of blank molds thereon, a-

series of groups of finishing nolds there-on, each group of both series being arranged radially, and means for transferring the blanks of each series to the complementary finishing molds during the rotation of the mold carriage.

Sign-ed at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, this 10th day of November, 1920.

LEONARD vD. SOUBIER. 

